5) Which is the concluding sentence of the passage? A) The sunlight dances across the water's blue surface.
B)
Then, birds begin to sing and the picture slowly fades
to black.
C)
This final scene helps cement the lake and the movie
in the minds of moviegoers.
D)
At the close of the film, the camera again focuses on
the quiet, beautiful lake.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

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"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.